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John Ascuaga's Nugget will give 25 Northern Nevada high school students $1,000 scholarships today.

The Nugget's Scholarship Program is now in its 57th year and has helped 700 students by contributing more than $700,000 towards their education.

"Students need these scholarship programs now more than ever," John Ascuaga, owner of John Ascuaga's Nugget, said in a statement. "Our scholarship program has a great success rate because of the personal input we give." ...